Showing posts with label Alcoholism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alcoholism. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Sorry to the "Stolen Generation"

Let's not hesitate to apologize finally to the aboriginal "stolen generation".

Sorry for taking you away from a remote community where alcoholism is rife.
Sorry for taking you away from a destitute life where the average life expectancy is 17 years less than in the white community.
Sorry for putting you into a society where which has a work ethic and material wealth is a measure of success.
Sorry for depriving you of the opportunity to develop blindness from trachoma eye disease.
Sorry for depriving you of a 75% chance to die before the age of 65
Sorry for removing you from a community that is plagued by child abuse and rape.
Sorry for depriving you of the joys of petrol sniffing.
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